Education Outreach and Exchanges in the US and Canada

The proposed action will provide continuity to the project – ‘Creating the Next Generation of Transatlanticists: Education Outreach in the USA & Canada’ by offering opportunities to young Americans and Canadians to learn about the EU, to interact with its representatives and to meet European peers. The proposed action has …

CPV: 80000000 Education and training services
Place of execution:
Education Outreach and Exchanges in the US and Canada
Awarding body:
European Commission, FPI - Service for Foreign Policy Instruments
Award number:
EC-FPI/WAS/2024/EA-NP/0016

1. Buyer

1.1 Buyer

Official name : European Commission, FPI - Service for Foreign Policy Instruments
Legal type of the buyer : EU institution, body or agency
Activity of the contracting authority : General public services

2. Procedure

2.1 Procedure

Title : Education Outreach and Exchanges in the US and Canada
Description : The proposed action will provide continuity to the project – ‘Creating the Next Generation of Transatlanticists: Education Outreach in the USA & Canada’ by offering opportunities to young Americans and Canadians to learn about the EU, to interact with its representatives and to meet European peers. The proposed action has been presented at the relevant Quality Review Meeting of 7 March, which concluded that the action can be considered for approval. The Financing Decision is expected to be adopted indicatively by July/August 2024. The tender process (direct negotiation) is launched with a suspensive clause in order to avoid a gap in the implementation of activities between the current Education Outreach project (service contract PI/2021/424-380) and the one that will be awarded through this procedure
Procedure identifier : b6769c7c-6036-47b3-a1a1-9880b8c6d9ad
Internal identifier : EC-FPI/WAS/2024/EA-NP/0016
Type of procedure : Negotiated without prior call for competition
Justification for the accelerated procedure :
Main features of the procedure :

2.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 80000000 Education and training services

2.1.4 General information

Legal basis :
Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046

5. Lot

5.1 Lot technical ID : LOT-0001

Title : Education Outreach and Exchanges in the US and Canada
Description : The proposed action will provide continuity to the project – ‘Creating the Next Generation of Transatlanticists: Education Outreach in the USA & Canada’ by offering opportunities to young Americans and Canadians to learn about the EU, to interact with its representatives and to meet European peers. The proposed action has been presented at the relevant Quality Review Meeting of 7 March, which concluded that the action can be considered for approval. The Financing Decision is expected to be adopted indicatively by July/August 2024. The tender process (direct negotiation) is launched with a suspensive clause in order to avoid a gap in the implementation of activities between the current Education Outreach project (service contract PI/2021/424-380) and the one that will be awarded through this procedure
Internal identifier : EC-FPI/WAS/2024/EA-NP/0016

5.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 80000000 Education and training services

5.1.2 Place of performance

Anywhere
Additional information : The contract will be performed in United States

5.1.3 Estimated duration

Duration : 36 Month

5.1.6 General information

Procurement Project fully or partially financed with EU Funds.
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) : no

5.1.10 Award criteria

Criterion :
Type : Quality
Name :
Description : Please consult the procurement documents.
Weight (percentage, exact) : 80
Criterion :
Type : Price
Name :
Description : Please consult the procurement documents.
Weight (percentage, exact) : 20
Description of the method to be used if weighting cannot be expressed by criteria :
Justification for not indicating the weighting of the award criteria :

5.1.15 Techniques

Framework agreement :
No framework agreement
Information about the dynamic purchasing system :
No dynamic purchase system

5.1.16 Further information, mediation and review

Review organisation : Court of Justice of the European Union
Organisation signing the contract : European Commission, FPI - Service for Foreign Policy Instruments
TED eSender : European Commission

6. Results

Value of all contracts awarded in this notice : 2 500 000 Euro

6.1 Result lot ldentifier : LOT-0001

At least one winner was chosen.

6.1.2 Information about winners

Winner :
Leader of tendering party : GOPA WORLDWIDE CONSULTANTS GMBH
Official name : GMF German Marshall Fund of the United States GOPA PARTNERS IN ACTION FOR CHANGEAND ENGAGEMENT Working in Support of Education (W!se)
Tender :
Tender identifier : Joint tender led by GOPA Worldwide Consultants GmbH
Identifier of lot or group of lots : LOT-0001
Contract information :
Identifier of the contract : NDICI LA FPI/2024/458-370
Date on which the winner was chosen : 13/09/2024
Date of the conclusion of the contract : 30/09/2024
The contract is awarded within a framework agreement : no
Information about European Union funds
Name of EU-financed project or programme : Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI) (2021/2027)
Organisation signing the contract : European Commission, FPI - Service for Foreign Policy Instruments

6.1.4 Statistical information

Received tenders or requests to participate :
Type of received submissions : Tenders submitted electronically
Number of tenders or requests to participate received : 1

8. Organisations

8.1 ORG-0001

Official name : European Commission, FPI - Service for Foreign Policy Instruments
Registration number : COM
Department : FPI.3 - Rapid Response Europe, Asia & Americas
Postal address : 2175 K Street, NW
Town : Washington, Dc
Postcode : DC 20037
Country : United States
Telephone : +32 2 299 11 11
Roles of this organisation :
Buyer
Organisation signing the contract

8.1 ORG-0002

Official name : Court of Justice of the European Union
Registration number : CURIA
Postal address : Rue du Fort Niedergrünewald
Town : Luxembourg
Postcode : L-2925
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Luxembourg ( LU000 )
Country : Luxembourg
Telephone : +352 4303-1
Internet address : http://curia.europa.eu
Roles of this organisation :
Review organisation

8.1 ORG-0003

Official name : European Commission
Registration number : EUCOM
Postal address : Mondrian (CDMA), Rue du Champ de Mars 21
Town : Brussels
Postcode : B-1050
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad ( BE100 )
Country : Belgium
Telephone : +32 2 299 11 11
Roles of this organisation :
TED eSender

8.1 ORG-0004

Official name : GOPA WORLDWIDE CONSULTANTS GMBH
Registration number : DE314357310
Postal address : HINDENBURGRING 18
Town : BAD HOMBURG
Postcode : 61348
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Extra-Regio NUTS 3 ( DEZZZ )
Country : Germany
Telephone : +49 6172 930-434
Roles of this organisation :
Tenderer
Group leader
Winner of these lots : LOT-0001

8.1 ORG-0005

Official name : GMF German Marshall Fund of the United States
Registration number : 3500000002178
Postal address : Residence Palace, Rue de la Loi 155
Town : Brussels
Postcode : 1040
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Extra-Regio NUTS 3 ( BEZZZ )
Country : Belgium
Telephone : +32 2 238 5292
Roles of this organisation :
Tenderer
Winner of these lots : LOT-0001

8.1 ORG-0006

Official name : GOPA PARTNERS IN ACTION FOR CHANGEAND ENGAGEMENT
Registration number : BE0442745018
Postal address : BOULEVARD DE LA WOLUWE 2
Town : BRUXELLES
Postcode : 1150
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Extra-Regio NUTS 3 ( BEZZZ )
Country : Belgium
Telephone : +32 2 8976734
Roles of this organisation :
Tenderer
Winner of these lots : LOT-0001

8.1 ORG-0007

Official name : Working in Support of Education (W!se)
Registration number : 134024627
Postal address : 227 E. 56th Street New York
Town : New York
Postcode : NY 10022
Country : United States
Telephone : 212 421 2700
Roles of this organisation :
Tenderer
Winner of these lots : LOT-0001

11. Notice information

11.1 Notice information

Notice identifier/version : 05d67000-f87f-4542-b09c-8a64bc8837d6 - 01
Form type : Result
Notice type : Contract or concession award notice – standard regime
Notice dispatch date : 31/10/2024 16:23 +01:00
Languages in which this notice is officially available : English

11.2 Publication information

Notice publication number : 00671568-2024
OJ S issue number : 215/2024
Publication date : 05/11/2024